At the press conference Tuesday to officially announce his new position as Wisconsin men’s basketball head coach, Greg Gard took the time to thank everyone who had helped him get to this point in his life.
He thanked both former and current players he has coached, coaches he has worked with and played under, various members of the University of Wisconsin staff and even his extended family. Gard continued to give an overwhelming amount of thanks to the most important people in his life.
But then Gard stopped. His eyes started to swell and his face began to quiver.